I generally rule out most single family homes as viable rentals, as prices are pretty high relative to rents, so aside from some downtown neighborhoods, typically you do not find large areas of single family rental neighborhoods (a median sale price on a 3 bed, 2 bath home so far this year in Dane County on MLS sales data is at $430k). 

If you can't find an existing multifamily to pencil out try to identify something that you could add an ADU to or a larger single family home you can split into more than one unit using ADU rules.

This was available a few years ago but I called last year (after they moved to a single platform with Expedia, etc.) and they still haven't brought it back.

Quote from @Deandre Brown: When analyzing deals, a few additional factors I like to consider are whether the electric and gas utilities are charged per unit or as a single expense.

When investing in real estate, having multiple exit strategies is key.For a single investment property, make sure the numbers work for both scenarios: 1️) If you decide to sell the home, the deal should produce a solid return. 2️) If you need to rent it out, the rental income should cover expenses and provide a profit.Flexibility is what saves you when things don’t turn out as planned.

Purchase price: $219,000 Cash invested: $63,275 Buy and hold single family residence using a 203K loan What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

.: I own about 70 single family homes in the Scranton PA area.

EXAMPLE: a local HC has a single comcast email address for their entire office - mysteriously, they seem to be always losing emails and asking us to resend multiple times.The good news is they finally increased their max rental amounts a few years ago, so they are now more competitive. 

., "I will buy at least one single-family home, duplex, triplex, or fourplex before the end of 2019") and then do it.

A place like this may do ok with displaced parties, but not likely for travel nurses or contract workers based on your description, depending what else is out there. 2 bedroom single-family homes are great rentals because they cost way less to buy and don't rent for much less than a 3-bedroom home.